Jack Yesner Week 16- Queen Elizabeth Dead?

 “Socialites, it is with our deepest regret to inform you that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has died”, read an ‘exclusive’ breaking article from Hollywood Unlocked on the afternoon of February 22. The article claimed exclusive information was given from Buckingham Palace to the website to report that the royal was “found dead” after being “scheduled to attend the wedding of British Vogue editor Edward Enninful”. Hollywood Unlocked backed up their claim with the context of the Queen’s recent positive COVID-19 test result and subsequent mild symptoms.

However, just hours later, the news story was debunked as false and misleading information. A chief of staff from the House of Lords, Dayo Okewale, affirmed that Queen Elizabeth is alive and well, and that the previously vaccinated monarch was recovering steadily. Despite this, Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee still defends his claim that he received word that the Queen has passed away. While this news would not have been entirely surprising due to Queen Elizabeth’s age and current health, it seemed implausible that an American media agency would be the first to report on this. Currently, an intricate system is in place for when the Queen dies, which involves the British news agency BBC being the first to report the news to the public. So then how come this news article gained such popularity online and prompted articles to be written in response debunking it?

The most important aspect of social media currently is obtaining views. Getting viewers to look at an article or post is vital for the sustainability of an online source, as viewers provide advertisement revenue and may potentially provide monetary funding. Some social media sources may even provide a misleading title to the post to attract viewers, which is known as clickbait. For example, the intriguing title of this blog post may have attracted you to view this particular blog so you could see if the Queen had actually died. The Hollywood Unlocked article likely employed a similar tactic for their article which attracted the large viewing. However, even if the title or even the contents of an article or social media post seem intriguing or captivating, it is important to view multiple credible sources to substantiate the facts and provide a complete narrative.

Why do you think Hollywood Unlocked falsely reported about Queen Elizabeth’s death? In your opinion, why do you think Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee is still claiming the Queen is dead despite being proved otherwise?

Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19 | CBC News

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2022/02/queen-elizabeth-ii-alive-rumors-of-her-death-denied/

https://hollywoodunlocked.com/hu-exclusive-queen-elizabeth-dead/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge

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  1. AnonymousFeb 28, 2022, 9:34:00 AM

    It's crazy what people will do for attention, or more so, money. I think Hollywood Unlocked just jumped to conclusions before they even looked at the facts and real reports; just as many news/media sources do. That's because it's a race for all of these outlets to get their breaking headline out first for the most clicks. It's terrible how they lie to us ordinary people because they only see us as customers with dollar signs as faces.

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